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IOR Fellow Linda McVittie has been selected as one of the Women in Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2021. With a career in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) industry that spans 39 years, Linda has been a strong advocate for diversity in the industry and an excellent role model for female leadership.Currently a Sales Manager for Scotland at J&E Hall Ltd, Linda has volunteered for IOR Scotland for many years and became a Fellow of the IOR in 2012. She has held many key positions with IOR Scotland including becoming IOR Scotland’s first female chair. Linda has also been involved with the IOR’s Women in RACHP Network allowing her to share her story and help to spotlight the variety of careers available to women in the RACHP industry.
The IOR will be hosting a Cool Careers - an event focusing on careers and training on 24th June to mark World Refrigeration Week. In addition, the IOR’s Women in RACHP network event on how women engineers are inspiring the next generation took place on 23 June and a recording will be available shortly.
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Recent posts
Retail sustainability with the enough project
28 May 2025
Lots to discuss at the "enough" retail workshop on commercial refrigeration and food chain emissions reduction on 27th May
News
New IOR Guidance Note on Coaching
22 May 2025
IOR has published its latest Education Guidance Note in the series, this time focusing on Coaching as a way of employers supporting engineering and technician development. The Guidance Note (16) gives a guide to understanding the benefits of coaching, how this differs from mentoring and includes a useful list of organisations who can offer help with setting up coaching schemes or offer coaching.
Publication
Members Back Cold Chain To Be Part of UK's Critical Infrastructure
21 May 2025
IOR members showed their support for the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) campaign to recognise the Cold Chain as part of the UK's critical national infrastructure, as they attended the CCF's reception at the Houses of Parliament on 20th May.
News
First Keynote Announced For Adaptation 2025
8 May 2025
Expert in climate change adaptation Tim Fox will deliver a keynote talk at the IOR’s Adaptation 2025 conference detailing why cooling is now a “mission critical” service, essential to public health, food security, global commerce, and economic well-being.
Live event
Missed the Presentation on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation?
7 May 2025
Watch this webinar on catch-up, which focused on implementing technologies and operational strategies capable of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the European retail sector.
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